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 Neo-gothic church |
15 Via San Pasquale a Chiaia Naples 80121 Italy |
In 1860 non-Catholic cults, forbidden by Rome, met only in foreign embassy's, that is to say, on foreign soil. The Anglican cult met at the British Consulate, Palazzo Calabritto. It was consecrated by the first Bishop of Gibraltar in 1865. The windows of the apse show figures of Prophets and Apostles, while opposite the patron saints of England, Saint George and Saint Margaret, are shown. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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 In Neo-classical style |
Piazza Roffredo Beneventano Naples 80121 Italy +39 81 245 1050 |
The Casina is located in the wonderful 'Villa Comunale' complex, which Ferdinand IV of Bourbon had built. In 1778, it was entrusted to the design of the architect to Carlo Vanvitelli. The Neo-classical building was built in 1870 and was called 'Pompeiorama', because it housed a permanent exhibition of images from Pompeii, first looked after by the artist F.Maldarelli and then by the photographer Lauro. Restored in 1891 by the architect Chioccarelli, it became home to exhibitions organised by the 'Polytechnic Artist's Circle'. After the war, it became the headquarters of the 'Salvator Rosa' Society for Fine Arts. From 1997 onwards, the building was returned to the Naples Town Council who actually own it, and it has been used as an exhibition area for contemporary art and for various cultural exhibitions. The exhibition space takes up an area of 280 sqm by 60 sqm. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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A church founded by the Jesuits |
1 Piazza Trieste e Trento Naples 80132 Italy |
The church of San Ferdinando was built between 1628 and 1660 together with the convent. It was paid for by a Grammar school, the Compagnia di Gesù. The designers were Giovanni Giacomo Conforto and Cosimo Fanzago. 19th Century restoration changed the facade. When the Jesuits were exiled from the Kingdom of Naples governed by Borbone, the church was given to the Constantinian Cavalry and was dedicated, by way of thanks to the saint from whom King Ferdinando I received his name. In the church, popular with the Neapolitans and very well-attended, until a few years ago, there were spectacular religious events during Holy Week - artists from the San Carlo theatre performed Pergolesi's Stabat Mater. The interior is a Latin Cross with a central nave and side chapels. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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16th Century Church |
27 Piazza Municipio Naples 80133 Italy |
The Church of San Giacomo degli Spagnoli was built in 1540 by the viceroy Pedro di Toledo. The facade was undertaken by Fernando Manlio but it was removed in 1825 when the church became part of the Palazzo dei Ministri, now Palazzo San Giacomo,the Town Hall. The interior of the church is structured with three naves with domed ceilings. The central dome marks the sepulchre with allegorical statues of viceroy Pedro di Toledo and Giovanni da Nola. It may actually contain the remains of the viceroy's son, Garcia because Don Pedro died in Florence. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Palazzo Como, built in the renaissance |
72 Via Santa Brigida Naples 80132 Italy |
This church was built around the oratory, which predates it. In 1637, it became the property of the religious order Lucchesi della Madre di Dio and it takes its present form thanks to the magnaminity of the duchess of Gravina who was a devotee of the Swedish Saint. The façade is relatively basic in style comprising of two sections with an entrance in the middle, with pilaster strips and string course mouldings. In the tympanum, there is a bust of Santa Brigida. The original project was planned by Natale Longo and Francesco Antonio Picchiatti later added the side chapels. Of particular interest is the low dome, which Luca Giordano adorned with frescoes of Paradise and the Last Judgement. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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14th century Church |
Via Medina Naples 80133 Italy |
The church is situated a little below street level. It was ordered to be built by Queen Giovanna I of Anjou in the second half of the 14th century to commemorate her coronation on the 21st May 1352, and this is how it got its name. The church was built with two cross-vaulted naves, held up by huge pillars. The apse of the larger nave is polygonal. The minor nave, dedicated to the Crucifixion, comprises of a large rectangular chapel, which houses a wooden Naccherino Crucifix. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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 Fountain on the seafront |
Via Nazario Sauro Naples 80121 Italy |
You will find the Fontana dell'Immacolatella on the seafront, where Via Nazario Sauro and Via Partenope meet. It was constructed by Michelangelo Naccherino and Pietro Bernini in 1601. The fountain has been constructed from white and gray marble and has a basin with a curvilinear rim decorated with eagles and coats of arms and friezes on the outside. Three arches supported by columns define the structure of the fountain - the central one houses the fountain itself which is in the form of a chalice held up by sea creatures. The enchanting view of the gulf of Naples, dominated by the Vesuvius, with the Lattari Mountains beneath, completes the magnificent panorama around this pretty fountain. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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The Lutheran Church and the Protestant Faith |
5 Via Carlo Poerio Naples 80121 Italy |
Thanks to the Swiss banker Meuricoffre, who lived in Naples from 1760 onwards, the Lutheran church in Naples became fairly widely accepted from 1808. The neo-gothic Lutheran church (1862-1865) was founded on a plot bequeathed to the Franco-German community by Giuseppe Garibaldi. The building project was entrusted to the Swiss architect Mauke. The inside of the church retains a baptisimal font given by Count Bernstorff in 1854. The original stained-glass windows were destroyed during the last world war. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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 Carthusian Monastery Museum |
Largo San Martino 5 Naples 80129 Italy +39 081 578 1769 |
Built as a monastery in the 14th Century, the building lay in ruins till it was reconstructed in the 17th century in the baroque style. San Martino Museum has collections that range from historic documents, ship replicas, porcelain, silver to paintings, sculptures, cribs (they have over 600 of them), and minor arts. It also contains important paintings of Neapolitan from the 16th-17th century. Close by is the Castle and the fortress of Elmo. This is the most visible landmark in Naples, for it is built atop the Vomero Hill that overlooks the gulf. Admission: EUR 6. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Naples' royal palace |
Piazza Plebiscito Naples 80132 Italy +39 81 580 8111 |
This palazzo was built in the period of the viceroy Conte di Lemos. The palazzo has been home to La Reale Stamperia, la Reale Arazzeria, the 17th-century Palatine Academy, the King's Gabinetto Fisico, the Palatine Library, The Bourbon Archive and the musical archives of the Royal chapel; it has also been the seat of power of the Neapolitan monarchy and that of South Italy. If you pass through the Cortile d'Onore you will reach the museum of the Palazzo Reale, which contains the furnishings and decorations of the noble apartment - thirty rooms where state functions and gatherings would take place, an 18th-century theatre and a chapel dedicated to the Assunta. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Palace hosting Naples' Synagogue |
31 Vico Santa Maria Cappella Vecchia Naples 80121 Italy |
Before the 18th century Via Morelli was built, there was a wonderful view from Palazzo Sessa of Capri and Posillipo Hill. Palazzo Sessa was built on the grounds belonging to Santa Maria a Cappella Vecchia. To reach the palace you have to cross the ancient churchyard through a portal dating back to 1506. The church has been converted into a gym and none of the former façade is visible. The Lateran Canons who used to live there, sold the vast estate to Marquis Giuseppe Sessa in 1741. Today the building holds the central branch of the Jewish Community and a Synagogue. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Palace hosting the Banca Commerciale Italiana |
185 Via Toledo Naples 80132 Italy |
This palace was built by Cosimo Fanzago for Giovanni Zevallos between 1637 and 1639. In 1653 it became the property of Giovanni Vandeneyen the merchant, and in 1688 it was bought by the Colonna family (then the princes of Stigliano). After being sold in 1931, it underwent various alterations so that only the main portal was left. Between 1898 and 1920 the building belonged to the Banca Commerciale Italiana and was restructured by Luigi Platania - he covered the courtyard with a decorated skylight. There are Pompei style eighteenth century frescoes by Giuseppe Cammarano and Gennaro Maldarelli, canvases by Francesco De Mura, and "The Martyrdom of Saint Ursula", Caravaggio's last work. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Former orphanage |
19 Via Medina Naples 80133 Italy |
The orphanage and the church Pietà dei Turchini were built between 1592 and 1607 by the congregation of the Oratorio dei Bianchi. The institution took in abandoned children and the name of the church referred to the white clothes that the children wore. In the conservatory next door, children studied music and singing, and among them was the great Giovanni Paisiello. The conservatory then merged with San Pietro a Majella. The church was completed in 1595 and extended in 1630. It is typical of religious buildings of the counter reformation. The chapels were decorated by Battistello caracciolo and Filippo Vitale as well as other figures from 17th-century Neapolitan painting. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Naple's opera house |
93f Via San Carlo Naples 80133 Italy +39 81 797 2111 |
Commissioned by King Charles of Bourbon, Europe's oldest working theatre was built in 1737. It wasn't long before its magnificent architecture and exquisite blue, gold and silver décor, complimented by a program with wider public appeal, was attracting praise from both home and abroad. Completely destroyed by a fire in 1816, Ferdinand I of Bourbon ordered the theatre to be rebuilt just six days later. As a result the acoustics, still regarded as perfect, were improved and the stage extended. The opera season begins in January in Naples. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Papal Basilica |
Piazza Plebiscito Naples 80132 Italy |
The Church of San Francesco di Paola was built as an offering from Ferdinando di Borbone after his return from exile in Palermo during the French occupation. The project was drawn up by the architect Pietro Bianchi in 1816. The church, inaugurated in 1816, was given the title of Papal Basilica by Pope Gregory XVI. The Basilica itself is preceded by a pronaos comprising of ten columns, which hold up a tympanum at the top of which a statue of Religion rests. The church is circular in shape and it is covered by an impressive dome, which is styled on the Pantheon, with lacunars and rosettes carved from limestone. The internal perimeter is ringed by 32 fluted columns with Corinthian capitols through which six side chapels can be seen. On the walls of the apse one can enjoy a painting by Vincenzo Camuccini depicting San Francesco di Paola tending to young Alessandro. It was painted in 1830 at the request of Francesco I. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Napoli's synagogue |
31 Vico Santa Maria a Cappella Vecchia Naples 80121 Italy |
Napoli's synagogue in the Palazzo Sessa was inaugurated in 1864 thanks to the influence of Baron Rothschild. In the entrance there are two marble statues; one which remembers the community president Dario Ascarelli who bought the premises for the synagogue in 1910 and the other which commemorates the deportation of Neapolitan Jews during the second world war. The pulpit or Bimah is in the centre of the synagogue. It is from here that the Law is proclaimed and that the religious rites are carried out. The women's gallery is on an upper level in order that the men and women be apart during the ceremony. The large conference room has been reopened after restoration work that was carried out in 1992. To visit the synagogue, it is best to telephone for an appointment. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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The Maschino Angioino |
Piazza Municipio Naples, Naples Italy +39 081 795 2003 |
Also known as the Castel Nuovo, the Maschio Angioino is a grandiose fortress built by the French Angevins during the 13th century. The castle features 14th and 15th-century sculptures and frescoes as well as the Museo Civico. The courtyard highlights the Palatine Chapel and the Apartment of the Viceroys. Once a prime political and cultural venue in Napels, Castel Nuovo is now a popular tourist attraction and filming location for portions of Pier Paolo Pasolini's Il Decameron (1971) and The Gospel According to St Matthew (1964). Admission: EUR 5. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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The city's second gallery |
Via San Carlo Naples 80132 Italy |
Galleria Umberto I is the second gallery in Naples and the busiest. It was built during urban renewal following a cholera epidemic and the legge speciale of 1885. The project was done by engineer Emanuele Rocco, and then modified by Ernest Di Mauro and Antonio Curri. In 1890, the Salone Margherita (destined to become the famous singing café) and the Galleria were inaugurated. The architecture joins the new Renaissance facade with beautiful glass and iron roofing. Review © 2007, Wcities |
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Tour a civilization before |
52 Via Dell'Indipendenza, Casoria Naples 80132 Italy +39 81 40 0256 |
See the city that lies beneath and is hidden from the naked eye. The special winter tour of the Underground City includes 5,000 year-old, carved-out caves and slightly more recent Roman water systems. Note the underground cemetery, initially used as an illegal graveyard for the indigent. This tour offers a fascinating viewpoint few ever see. You will want to wear good walking shoes and don't forget to bring a sweater. Review © 2007, Wcities |
